Duroc weaned pigs given a choice of feed
containing an aromatic or sugar chose diets
containing 5% sugar. The preference pattern was altered by pre-weaning feeding in that pigs tended to consume the initial ration. ...

Ten mg. of iron per day fed orally 24 days
in addition to 150 mg. injected when pigs were 3 days old did not significantly increase Hb of baby pigs. Neither did it increase average daily gain or weight-per-day-of-age at ...

Increasing the alfalfa meal to 30% in a
finishing pig diet did not significantly
reduce average daily gain when tallow was also added to maintain the caloric density of the ration. Digestibility of dry matter and gross ...

The Kansas State University Swine research
Unit's aerobic-oxidation waste disposal system is functioning satisfactorily with minimum maintenance and supervision. Labor requirements are low. Odor is no problem. Waste fluid ...

Growing and finishing pigs consumed from 54 to 64 grams of Microlite per head per day when it was available free choice from a self-feeder. It had no measurable affect on average daily gain, feed consumption, feed efficiency, ...

Groups of 6, 12, or 24 pigs averaging 37 pounds each were assigned to pens where each pig had 3.85 square feet of floor space for a 4-week feeding period. Pigs in groups of 12 gained significantly slower and showed a much ...

A growth trial and a digestion trial were
conducted using 44 crossbred pigs (initial average weight 40 pounds) to determine the nutritional value of pearl millet as a feedstuff for swine. The millet used contained 11.98% ...

Recent increases in specialized production
of feeder pigs has stimulated interest in various methods of pricing pigs outside traditional marketing channels. Most such methods are either negotiated pricing or formula ...

Of several types of processes to capture
energy from organic wastes, anaerobic digestion appears to be most attractive for swine wastes. It can stabilize the waste while producing bio-gas or methane gas. The concept has ...

Prices for market barrows and gilts began a
significant upward trend in July, 1974. By spring of 1975 hog feeding profits had improved substantially over a year earlier. Improved profits would be expected to lead to ...

Thirty-one litters were used to compare
effects of two levels of trace minerals fed dams during gestation on hemoglobin, performance, and health of neonatal pigs.
There were no significant differences in
number of pigs ...